Study of Some Commonly Prescribed Antibiotics Against Some Infectious Diseases in Bangladesh

Antibiotic resistance for microbial pathogens is a major problem throughout the world. This is the reason behind bacterial infections being more prevalent in developing countries. Most of the World's major health problems and premature deaths can be prevented if the knowledge and technology are transformed into action at the community level. A survey was conducted to study the commonly prescribed antibiotics against certain infectious diseases. A total of 384 patients were interviewed and their prescriptions were analyzed. Among 384 respondents, 112 respondents were suffering from Typhoid and 108 (29.2%) were suffering from UTI (28.1%). There was a general tendency not to complete the course of antimicrobial agents.  It was also observed that the ciprofloxacin was the highest prescribed antibiotic and penicillin was the lowest prescribed drug. The findings from the study showed that different common antibiotics were prescribed by the doctors against few common bacterial infections